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About My Presets:

The faces I am creating are in first place meant to be interesting and hopefully unique. If they are pretty or not is second to that, especially since beauty is in the eye of the beholder and everyone has different tastes. My main goal is to stay away from conventional, classical beauty standards. The ideal female face is supposed to be oval shaped (and if the faces aren't, then hairstyles and contouring are used to make them look like it), with ideal eye, mouth and nose shapes. What this amounts to in practice is an overabundance of very similar faces with differences being only in coloring, makeup and some minor flaws (if allowed).

Diversity is the key and I'm trying to throw in as many shapes and unique features as possible! Funny thing, it is actually much harder to create less "prettied up" faces, especially if they shouldn't end up cartoonish looking.

Rissa the Mage:

What if Rissa had magical talents and had been studying at the College of Winterhold? Well, for one, she'd have a bolder style in colors!
I'm still not 100% sold on the eye color here, as I'd like to see a more amber or golden brown for comparison (don't have an eye pack with those), or a more boldly pinkish hue. Then again, the lighting does affect the coloring a bit.

About Pictures:

No ENB (cell uses a Clockwork Castle Imagespace for more diffuse lighting)
I'm using my own version of Real Girls (still alpha version) + Mature Skin
age maps + Specaular maps from Total Character Makeover
KS hairdo's + Salt & Wind
A lot of different makeup/skin flaw mods

Disclaimer:

None of my presets were made from photos of real people or using presets from other authors, but it may be that some will remind you of somebody, as coincidences happen and I have been seeking some inspiration from real life. Just ideas on different shapes, features, ratios - none of the faces have been made to specifically depict anyone, be it living or dead.

Comments are appreciated!